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NCLEX Nutrition
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nclex
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health-sciences
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nursing
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health-fitness-nutrition
Instructions:
Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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Match each statement with the correct term.
Don't refresh. All questions and answers are randomly picked and ordered every time you load a test.
This is a study tool. The 3 wrong answers for each question are randomly chosen from answers to other questions. So, you might find at times the answers obvious, but you will see it re-enforces your understanding as you take the test each time.
1. What does DASH stand for?
milk - enriched grains
review of systems
dietary approach to stop hypertension
niacin B3 - peanuts - legumes - enriched grains
2. What type of albumin levels will show malnutrtion?
vision - bone - tissue growth -immune and reproductive function
albumin levels
2 cups
low albumin levels < 3.4
3. What is the function of vitamin C?
calcium/phophorus metabolism - PTH - kidney
antioxidant - wound healing - hormone synth
carrots and sweet potatoes
infection - skin lesion - amenorrhea and sensitive to cold environment
4. What foods are needed for pellegra - dermatitis - diarrhea - and dementia?
niacin B3 - peanuts - legumes - enriched grains
atrophy or wasting of muscle
protein
animal products - egg yolk - organ meat - butter - cheese - vairous oils
5. Concentrated sources of energy poviding 9 calories/gram
5.5 ounces/day
fats
infection - skin lesion - amenorrhea and sensitive to cold environment
infants - children - pregnant or lactating
6. Where can you find good sources of vitamin K?
decrease in total lymphocyte count
vision - hormones - healing - collagen - and growth
liver and intestinal synthesis
antioxidant - immune function
7. What orange vegetables are good to eat?
animal products - egg yolk - organ meat - butter - cheese - vairous oils
carrots and sweet potatoes
hemoglobin
review of systems
8. What does basal metabolic rate BMR calculate?
activity - stress - temperature - pregnancy - smoking - caffeine - growth spurts
oxygen consumption and rate of burned calories to determine exact caloric requirements
fat soluble vitamins
hemoglobin
9. What are the 5 major functions of vitamins?
dark green - orange - drybeans
2 cups
vision - hormones - healing - collagen - and growth
fruits - vegetables - milk and grains
10. When does BMR decrease?
transferrin
day week or month
hemoglobin
sleep - fasting - starvation - undernutrition
11. What foods are carbohydrates and provide energy?
vision - hormones - healing - collagen - and growth
0.8 grams/kg/day or 10%
starches - sugars - and cellulose
carrots and sweet potatoes
12. What foods are needed for this deficiency of nutritional anemia - or neural tube defects?
300 cal/day increase
pregnant women or elderly
decrease in total lymphocyte count
folic acid - orange juice - meat - green leafy veg
13. Protein stores show short term changes of which lab value
prealbumin levels
protein
vitamin C - citrus fruits
protein and fat
14. What function is vitamin D?
300 cal/day increase
calcium/phophorus metabolism - PTH - kidney
milk - enriched grains
activity - stress - temperature - pregnancy - smoking - caffeine - growth spurts
15. What water soluble vitamins are easily excreted from body?
can consume more calories without weight gain
B and C
apple is higher risk than a pear
calcium/phophorus metabolism - PTH - kidney
16. How much meat/beans should be eaten?
activity - stress - temperature - pregnancy - smoking - caffeine - growth spurts
5.5 ounces/day
hemorrhage
4 calories/gram
17. What milk products are avoided in the pyramid and not a good supply of calcium?
calcium/phophorus metabolism - PTH - kidney
3.5-5.5 grams/dL
infants - children - pregnant or lactating
cream cheese - cream or butter
18. What illness is a direct result of vitamin D deficiency?
4 calories/gram
rickets - osteomalacia
day week or month
activity - stress - temperature - pregnancy - smoking - caffeine - growth spurts
19. How many calories/gram is protein?
protein
18-25
4 calories/gram
TPN total parenteral nutrition
20. What type of patients are to utilize nutritional screening initiatives NSI?
vitamin C - citrus fruits
pregnant women or elderly
protein and fat
vision - bone - tissue growth -immune and reproductive function
21. Waist circumference correlates apple versus pear body type and reflects risk pattern for disease
activity - stress - temperature - pregnancy - smoking - caffeine - growth spurts
apple is higher risk than a pear
fish - nuts and vegetable oils
hemoglobin
22. This tool assesses each body system for nutrent excess or deficiency
6 oz. a day
review of systems
one week period
can consume more calories without weight gain
23. What problem may occur if vitamin K deficient?
infection - skin lesion - amenorrhea and sensitive to cold environment
hemorrhage
day week or month
TPN total parenteral nutrition
24. When does BMR increase?
atrophy or wasting of muscle
activity - stress - temperature - pregnancy - smoking - caffeine - growth spurts
albumin levels
can consume more calories without weight gain
25. What foods are good sources of carbohydrates?
fruits - vegetables - milk and grains
apple is higher risk than a pear
bread - pasta - oatmeal - cereal - tortilla - and grits
trans fatty acid
26. If inadequate amounts of protein can lead to this
animal products - egg yolk - organ meat - butter - cheese - vairous oils
atrophy or wasting of muscle
3 cups
18-25
27. Fats are needed for proper absorption of these vitamins
fat soluble vitamins
vegetable oil - peanuts - margarine
day week or month
B and C
28. Food freqency questionnaire is used over this time period to track nutrients not consumed daily
calcium/phophorus metabolism - PTH - kidney
day week or month
6 oz. a day
can consume more calories without weight gain
29. What are healthy sources of fats?
5.5 ounces/day
vision - bone - tissue growth -immune and reproductive function
fish - nuts and vegetable oils
hemorrhage
30. Name six sources of grains
folic acid - orange juice - meat - green leafy veg
dark green - orange - drybeans
3 cups
bread - pasta - oatmeal - cereal - tortilla - and grits
31. How much fruit is to be eaten/day?
vision - bone - tissue growth -immune and reproductive function
antioxidant - wound healing - hormone synth
day week or month
2 cups
32. What foods are good if patient. is vitamin A defecient and/or suffer from night blindness or xeropthalmia?
sleep - fasting - starvation - undernutrition
18-25
animal foods - fruits - veg - fortified milk
2 cups
33. The higher the BMR a client has --
can consume more calories without weight gain
rickets - osteomalacia
cream cheese - cream or butter
day week or month
34. What is normal albumin levels?
3.5-5.5 grams/dL
hemorrhage
transferrin
dairy and fortified foods
35. How much more calories are needed for lactation?
500 cal/day
pork - wheat germ - fortified cereals - Vitamin B1 thiamin deficient
low albumin levels < 3.4
3 cups
36. Promote normal metabolism - and prevent this nutrient from being used for energy
2 cups
protein
fish - nuts and vegetable oils
diet recall
37. What function is vitamin A?
folic acid - orange juice - meat - green leafy veg
review of systems
vision - bone - tissue growth -immune and reproductive function
prealbumin levels
38. Where can you get more vitamin D?
transferrin
dairy and fortified foods
liver and intestinal synthesis
one tspn salt or less
39. How much sodium may be consumed per day?
one tspn salt or less
TPN total parenteral nutrition
low albumin levels < 3.4
one week period
40. These nutrients required for proper growth - development - body repair - fluid and electrolyte balance - produce enzymes - hormones and antibodies
folic acid - orange juice - meat - green leafy veg
protein
niacin B3 - peanuts - legumes - enriched grains
infection - skin lesion - amenorrhea and sensitive to cold environment
41. What is normal BMI?
vision - bone - tissue growth -immune and reproductive function
antioxidant - wound healing - hormone synth
18-25
animal foods - fruits - veg - fortified milk
42. If patient. is deficient with this vitamin - what foods will help scurvy or bleeding gums?
protein
5.5 ounces/day
can consume more calories without weight gain
vitamin C - citrus fruits
43. How many cal/gram are carbohydrates?
essential amino acids
4 calories/gram
500 cal/day
hemorrhage
44. Where can you find good sources of vitamin E?
2.5 cups
protein
vegetable oil - peanuts - margarine
essential amino acids
45. What lab value shows iron stores of visceral body protein?
300 cal/day increase
4 calories/gram
hemoglobin
transferrin
46. Insufficient intake of carbohydrate results in these two nutrients being used as energy
carrots and sweet potatoes
pregnant women or elderly
protein and fat
infants - children - pregnant or lactating
47. If a patient. was riboflavin B2 deficient what foods are good sources of B2?
5.5 ounces/day
4 calories/gram
infants - children - pregnant or lactating
milk - enriched grains
48. What is the function of vitamin E?
cream cheese - cream or butter
antioxidant - immune function
18-25
dietary approach to stop hypertension
49. How much milk is to be consumed per day?
6 oz. a day
3 cups
folic acid - orange juice - meat - green leafy veg
liver and intestinal synthesis
50. What type of fat is to kept to an all time low for consumption?
trans fatty acid
bread - pasta - oatmeal - cereal - tortilla - and grits
albumin levels
carrots and sweet potatoes